Anjou

/ˈɒnʒuː/

//ˈɒnʒuː// name

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"anjou" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Anjou” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,589
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anjou · Anjou · English

Anjou · rank #48,589 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,589
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anguilla

Nearest frequency peer: Anguilla (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Anjou”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Anjou” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Anjou vs anon
40% similar
Anjou vs Anton
60% similar
Anjou vs annoy
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Anjou
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnjou
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɒnʒuː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,589
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Anjou”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Anjoulands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Anguilla” (#48,588), “annalise” (#48,590), “Allegra” (#48,587). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anjou” is #48,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Anjou (IPA /ˈɒnʒuː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,589 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anjou, with forms such as "ajnou", "anjjou", and "anjuo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anon", "Anton", "annoy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Anjou. The correct English form is Anjou, spelled A-N-J-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.
  2. 2
    A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.
  3. 3
    A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Anjou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. House of Anjou

Etymology

From French Anjou.

This word in other languages

Anjou(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajnou
  • anjjou
  • anjuo
  • annjou
  • anoju
  • najou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anjou - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajnou2anjjou1anjuo2annjou1anoju2najou2
Edit distance from "Anjou"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anjou"?
"Anjou" is spelled A-N-J-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒnʒuː/.
What does "Anjou" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anjou" means: A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.
What words are commonly confused with "Anjou"?
"Anjou" is commonly confused with "anon", "Anton", "annoy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anjou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anjou" is /ˈɒnʒuː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Anjou"?
From French Anjou. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anjou", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ANOVA#48,591Arora#48,596Zooey#48,571Bernd#48,617

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list